PROCEEDINGS 2002

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Table of Contents

SESSION I: AGRONOMIC MANAGEMENT IN A VARIABLE ENVIRONMENT

Rain or Shine? Farming and Weather Variability
P. Bullock, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Please Don't Pass the Salt - Preventing and Managing Soil Salinity
C. Cavers, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Drainage: How it Works and When it Should be Considered
G. Sands, University of Minnesota

Should the Weather Forecast Influence Variety Selection?
D. Domitruk, D. Campbell, B. Brolley, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

The Influence of Growing Season Conditions on the End-Use Quality of Wheat
D. W. A. Przednowek, Mike Grenier, R. B. Burnett, Canadian Wheat Board

Basing Input Decisions on Crop Yield Potentials
D. Poisson, Westco


SESSION II: SOIL FERTILITY AND MANAGEMENT

Potential for Agrotain as an N Management Tool in Manitoba
C. Grant and C. Rawluk, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Economics of Nitrogen Fertilization with High Crop Prices
D. Flaten, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
C. Grant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Sorting Through Soil Test Reports - What Does it all Mean?
R. E. Karamanos, Westco

Forage Fertility - "Fields of Green"
D. Green and J. Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphur Fertility of Hybrid vs. Conventional Canola
R. E. Karamanos, and D. P. Poisson, Westco
T. B. Goh, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Soil Carbon Sequestration in Pastureland and Rotation
A. Moulin, P. McCaughey, D. McCartney, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
M. Entz, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
S. Bittman, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
W. Nuttall, Saskatoon Research Centre

Nutrient Management Plans
L. Neubrand, Cargill Limited

Oat Residue Management Options for Agricultural Producers in the Fine Textured Clay Soil Regions of the Red River Valley
C. McLeod and D. Lobb, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba


SESSION III: PEST MANAGEMENT

Insect Pests in Manitoba in 2002 and Outlook for 2003
J. Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

New Developments in Wheat Midge
B. Lamb, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The Implications of Group 2 Herbicide Stacking on Soil Residues
T. Andrews, Manitoba Agricultural and Food

What's Up? Preliminary Results from the 2002 Manitoba Survey of Weeds in Cereal and Oilseed Crops
R. Van Acker, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
G. Thomas and J. Leeson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
T. Andrews and Kim Brown, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Fusarium Wilt - A New Disease of Canola
R. Lange, Alberta Research Council
D. McLaren, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Harvest Management in Special Crops
R. Marsh, Syngenta Crop Protection

Advances in the Fusarium Head Blight Struggle: Risk Forecasting and Varieties
D. Kaminski, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Fungicides in Cereals: A Common Sense Approach
D. Fernando, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Scouting by Air
G. Martens, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba


SESSION IV: CROP PRODUCTION

Guesstimating Soil Nitrogen Release - What Factors Need to be Considered?
F. Walley and T. Yates, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan

Using Canola Seed Vigour Tests
R. Button, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission


SESSION V: FIELD CROPS

Issues Related to Release of GM Wheat: Gene Flow and Selection
A.Brûlé-Babel, R. Van Acker, L. Friesen, Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba

The Contribution of Seed, Seedling, and Mature Plant Traits to Barley Cultivar Competitiveness Against Weeds
P. Watson, D. Derksen, B. Irvine, M. Therrien, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
R. Van Acker, M. Entz, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Nitrogen and Other Rotational Yield Benefits from Pulses and Forage Cover Crops
M. Entz and D. Flaten, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
D. Przednowek, Canadian Wheat Board
B. Irvine, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Solid Seeded Beans and Sunflowers - How do they Stack up Against Row Crops?
J. Voogt, Cargill AgHorizons
B. Brolley, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Annual Forages for Silage: Increasing Winter Feed at Minimal Cost
L. Kaskiw, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Roadblocks to Higher Flax Yields and the Max Flax Challenge
R. Park, Manitoba Agriculture and Food


SESSION VI: POTATO PRODUCTION

Water Use and Yield Response of Potatoes
C. Shaykewich and R. Renwick, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
R. Raddatz, Environment Cabada
G. Ash, Canadian Wheat Board
D. Tomasiewicz & Staff, Manitoba Crop Diversification Center

Pest Scouting Procedures and Sanitation
T. Shinners-Carnelley, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Colorado Potato Beetle and Resistance Management
B. Elliott and J. Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Managing Potatoes for Processing Quality
M. Pritchard, School of Agriculture, University of Manitoba


POSTER SUBMISSIONS

Properties and Performance of F500, A New Broad-Spectrum Strobilurin from BASF
H. L. Ypema, and E. J. Butterfield, BASF Corp.
R. E. Stierl, and R. E. Gold, BASF AG

Influence of Application Timing of the Fungicide Headline on the Control of Bean Anthracnose
R. L. Conner, Morden Research Station
S. R. Chapman, and N. T. Froese, BASF Canada

Tank Mix Options for Post-Emergent Weed Control in Corn
Kim Brown, K. Murphy, Manitoba Agriculture and Food
Loraine Bailey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Spatial Variability of Soil Fertility and Identification of Management Zones on Hummocky Terrain
A. Moulin, D. Derksen, D. McLaren, and C. Grant, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Assessing Crop Stands When Fertilizer is Applied at Seeding
J. Heard, A. Nadler, and S. Day, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

On Farm Testing to Determine Optimum Copper Placement and Sources for Wheat
T. Hoess, Pembina Co-Op
J. Heard, Manitoba Agriculture and Food

Options for Application of Copper Products on Wheat in Manitoba
T. B. Goh, and Q. Pomarenski, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
R. E. Karamanos, Western Cooperative Fertilizers Limited

Effect of Soil Nitrogen on Soybean Yield and Quality
M. Timmerman, and B. Brolley, Manitoba Agriculture and Food



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